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And even if they do, they probably haven't thought about the health insurance issues as a new Greencard holder without an employer scheme or medicare.

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my wife is not a US citizen, but thank you anyway.

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This is not an issue for us, but thank you.

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No one has thought about flood or car or house insurance, if you can even obtain it in 5-10 years (insurance companies discussed pulling out of FL in the early 00s).

OP, good luck, we are straight talkers on here, dont be so soft.

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I can easily see medical bills creeping up into millions. Perhaps others will chip in with specific examples.

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Definitely, but not planning on not having private med ins.

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Given ability to use NHS will be stunted (there is a nuance here others maybe able to explain better than me), how do you intend to deal with healthcare?

ps just genuinely curious

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I will fortunately be able to access insurance through my company.

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You'll have US employer then? What visa do you intend to use to work in the US? Your original post says 'holiday home' which implies you'll be travelling there only occasionally with travel insurance covering emergency care.

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Yes - it is a holiday home and we will short term only be there 4/5 times per year.

In a few years, it will become our main residence and we will live in Florida full time. I will be able to access insurance through my US business.

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The OP has clearly stated that Visa and health insurance issues are covered. It might be time to get back to the original questions on the post. It is not really any of our business what visa they are on, or how they are going to manage health insurance. It is helpful to point out that these things need to be taken care of, but when an OP states that they have it covered, we should drop the incessant and bordering on nosy questions that typically follow.

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Your plans sound great, hopefully it will all work out if you can sort out insurances.

When we retired at the start of 2010 we had already moved into a condo in a complex in Texas that maintained the residences. Our plan was to be able to "lock and leave" for several months each year to escape the Texas summer heat and do some serious travel. We did this for 6 years and it all worked out great but we did have the advantage of having our son living close by so he was able to drive the car for us on a regular basis. The second year we were away however he discovered that modern cars have a background power load which drains the battery after 4 to 6 weeks. After having the hassle of putting the battery on charge one time he got into the habit of switching cars once a month and driving ours for a few days to keep it happy.

The health insurance we had was a PPO plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield that had worldwide coverage and worked well. Before each long trip I'd go on their website and check out the in-network providers near the cities we planned to spend most of our time. During those 6 years we spent several months each year in the northern USA, Canada, England and Europe, and Australia. The only time we needed to take out extra insurance was in Vanuatu and on cruises.

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I respectfully agree with you here - one of the biggest benefits of this forum is for experienced folks to provide their hard earned knowledge. International matters are by nature very complicated, and people often end up here with a narrow question - 'What do I do with my DL?' - which opens up a range of other matters that OP may not have even considered. OP can of course decline to share details if they wish - but I've found it very useful when people bring up related gotchas or potential pitfalls.

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That’s interesting & helpful, thank you.